Ah, remember when Justin Timberlake was in N’Sync? Remember boy bands and bad hair and bad fashion and cheesy ballads and five guys making video that looked like soft-core gay pr0n? Ah, the late 90s… a simpler time. I was reminded of those simpler days when looking at these photos of Justin Timberlake on the set of The Social Network. It’s a film where JT plays Sean Parker, the founder of Facebook and co-founder of Napster. Look at JT’s hair!!! It’s taking me back. I love it. Actually, I don’t. I mean, he looks horrible with his hair grown out, and it makes him look about 12 years old. With his hair cropped short, he can pass for 15 years old.

People Magazine is conducting a poll on JT’s retro hair – vote early and vote often. Unfortunately, there’s no “I think he always looks like a little boy” option. Also, we can’t vote on JT’s awesome NPR t-shirt. That’s my favorite thing about these pictures too – and I don’t think it’s part of his costume. I think JT owns an NPR shirt, because he donates to public broadcasting! Hurray!

In one other piece of Timberlake-related news, more and more media outlets are reporting on JT’s various and frequent “boys’ nights” while Jessica Biel continues to deny that they have any problems whatsoever. Now – it may be true that they’re fine… but I doubt it. While Jessica has given interviews about how they’re still together and doing well, JT hasn’t. And usually, when there’s a boys’ night, there are some ladies trying to get up on JT’s grill (and his afro). And he probably lets them.

JT on the ‘The Social Network’ set in Los Angeles on November 25, 2009. Credit: Andrew Shawaf, PacificCoastNews.com